Journal article
SPATIALLY RESOLVED STELLAR, DUST, AND GAS PROPERTIES OF THE POST-INTERACTING WHIRLPOOL GALAXY SYSTEM
Abstract
Using infrared imaging from the Herschel Space Observatory, observed as part of the Very Nearby Galaxies Survey, we investigate the spatially resolved dust properties of the interacting Whirlpool galaxy system (NGC 5194 and NGC 5195), on physical scales of ∼1 kpc. Spectral energy distribution modeling of the new infrared images in combination with archival optical and near- through mid-infrared images confirms that both galaxies underwent a …
Authors
Cooper EM; Wilson CD; Foyle K; Bendo G; Koda J; Baes M; Boquien M; Boselli A; Ciesla L; Cooray A
Journal
The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 755, No. 2,
Publisher
American Astronomical Society
Publication Date
August 20, 2012
DOI
10.1088/0004-637x/755/2/165
ISSN
0004-637X